Marked for Death: Clever, quirky and irresistibly fun - the most entertaining murder mystery of 2026

Author:   R. O. Thorp
Publisher:   Faber & Faber
Edition:   Main
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9780571387038


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Marked for Death: Clever, quirky and irresistibly fun - the most entertaining murder mystery of 2026


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Reader love R. O. Thorp's murder mysteries: 'Think Christie but funnier, with more heart.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fast-paced, funny and full of intrigue. Loved every minute of it and can't wait for the next one!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scientist Finn Blanchard is trying not to think about murder. The university administrator Nina Hussar may have fallen to her death down stairs she'd used for years, but the only mystery Finn wants to investigate is whether there's a shark in the local lake. But when a professor's sudden death unearths cryptic clues to a missing Shakespeare play, Finn is forced to admit his research isn't the fishiest part of university life. After all, as his detective ex-boyfriend says, there's nothing more suspicious than a fall down some stairs. And if Finn can't figure out who the killer is soon, the next blood in the water might be his own . . . Praise for the Blanchard twins series: 'Brilliant.' Ian Moore 'Fun ahoy!' Orlando Murrin 'Clever, quirky and irresistibly fun.' Jessica Bull

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Author:   R. O. Thorp
Publisher:   Faber & Faber
Imprint:   Faber & Faber
Edition:   Main
ISBN:  

9780571387038


ISBN 10:   0571387039
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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R. O. Thorp is an Australian living in Cork, Ireland, where she writes lyrics and herds cats. She was one of the Observer's top 10 debut novelists of 2021, and her writing has won the London Short Story Award and been shortlisted for the BBC Opening Lines Prize. Death on Ice (2025) was her first foray into murder mysteries.

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